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House approves changes to out-of-state license recognition and documentation of lawful presence
Summary
The House adopted a conference report specifying that out-of-state driver's licenses issued without documentation of lawful presence may be invalid in Mississippi and directing the Department of Public Safety to set forms and rules. Members raised concerns about full-faith-and-credit, enforcement, and the cost and practical effects of citations and referral to federal authorities.
The Mississippi House adopted a conference report that narrows the class of out-of-state driver's licenses the state will recognize and directs the Department of Public Safety to prescribe forms and implement rules for proof of lawful presence. Under the conference language, licenses issued by jurisdictions that did not verify lawful presence at issuance may be treated as invalid in Mississippi; a…
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